Geoff Petrie

The Sports Xchange Kings extend Smart's contract The Sacramento Kings have extended the contract of head coach Keith Smart through the 2013-14 season, the team announced Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed. "Keith's extension gives us the stability we need to continue the development of our team," Geoff Petrie, Kings president of basketball operations, said in a news release. "He has the commitment, energy and vision necessary to succeed in building a winning team.

The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: updates with confirmation of Kings-Rockets trade, adds quotes, more details Rockets acquire Robinson from Kings Thomas Robinson is on the move after less than one season in Sacramento. The 21-year-old forward, who was the fifth overall selection in the 2012 draft, is headed to the Houston Rockets. Houston also picked up forwards Francisco Garcia and Tyler Honeycutt plus a second-round pick from Sacramento. In return, the Kings acquired...

The Portland Trail Blazers fired head coach Rick Adelman on Thursday after a disappointing season that was capped by a first-round elimination from the NBA playoffs for the second straight year. The move follows the resignation earlier this week of senior vice president Geoff Petrie. Second-seeded Houston eliminated Portland 3-1 in the best-of-five first round earlier this month. Portland finished the regular season 47-35. Adelman, 47, was 291-154 in five seasons with the...

The Sports Xchange GM Petrie: Kings not shopping Cousins Sacramento Kings general manager Geoff Petrie told NBA.com Monday that DeMarcus Cousins is not on the trade block, despite rumors that the team wants to move the volatile center. "You can put that one to rest," Petrie said. "He's not going anywhere. You can lay that to rest. Some of that stuff lives in its own reality. " The Kings suspended Cousins for a game after a profanity-laced argument with coach Keith Smart during...

The Sports Xchange GM Petrie: Kings not shopping Cousins Sacramento Kings general manager Geoff Petrie told NBA.com Monday that DeMarcus Cousins is not on the trade block, despite rumors that the team wants to move the volatile center. "You can put that one to rest," Petrie said. "He's not going anywhere. You can lay that to rest. Some of that stuff lives in its own reality. " The Kings suspended Cousins for a game after a profanity-laced argument with coach Keith Smart during...

The Sports Xchange NBA Team Report - Sacramento Kings - GETTING INSIDE The Kings added to their backcourt by signing free agent Aaron Brooks, a 6-foot, 165-pound combo talent who got a two-year, $6 million deal. Brooks was the NBA's Most Improved Player with Houston in 2009-10. Instead of risking a lost season last winter with the impending lockout, Brooks signed with the Chinese Basketball Association's Guandong Southern Tigers, where he played well. He learned to share the ball and give it...

The Sacramento Kings fired coach Eddie Jordan and assistant Mike Bratz on Tuesday. The team said in a statement that a search for a replacement for Jordan would begin immediately. Geoff Petrie, vice president of basketball operations for the team, said that the Kings "have given them the opportunity to remain with the franchise as outside consultants during their search for other opportunities." Jordan, who joined the Kings as an assistant in 1992, compiled a 33-64...

The Sports Xchange Kings extend Smart's contract The Sacramento Kings have extended the contract of head coach Keith Smart through the 2013-14 season, the team announced Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed. "Keith's extension gives us the stability we need to continue the development of our team," Geoff Petrie, Kings president of basketball operations, said in a news release. "He has the commitment, energy and vision necessary to succeed in building a winning team.

Dennis Rodman, benched during the final 16 minutes of the Los Angeles Lakers' 111-109 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Friday night, missed practice Saturday. Rodman, however, met with Lakers coach Kurt Rambis for about 30 minutes afterward." "It was just a coach-player meeting," Rambis said. "I think a lot of things were resolved in there . . . to my satisfaction. Do I expect him to be late anymore? I won't know that until the next time something comes up." ...

The Sports Xchange NBA Team Report - Sacramento Kings - GETTING INSIDE When the Kings wound up with the fifth pick of the NBA draft, there was a mixture of groans and cheers among players and ownership. In short, the Kings were relieved to not move down from their slotted position, as they had in each of the previous three seasons. They instead remained in the same spot. "We didn't spring ahead, but we didn't fall back," Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie said.

The Sports Xchange NBA Team Report - Sacramento Kings - GETTING INSIDE The Kings added to their backcourt by signing free agent Aaron Brooks, a 6-foot, 165-pound combo talent who got a two-year, $6 million deal. Brooks was the NBA's Most Improved Player with Houston in 2009-10. Instead of risking a lost season last winter with the impending lockout, Brooks signed with the Chinese Basketball Association's Guandong Southern Tigers, where he played well. He learned to share the ball and give it...

The Sports Xchange NBA Team Report - Sacramento Kings - GETTING INSIDE Kings owners Joe and Gavin Maloof attended Sunday's home game, entering Power Balance Pavilion with scores of fans and then high-fiving each other as their beleaguered club snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 104-103 victory over Portland. Just showing up was a bold and gutsy move, as the Maloof name isn't celebrated these days like in years past, given the weekend turn of events in which the family walked...

There is a certain air of inevitability about futility. Effort can hold off futility's ugly effects for a while but never forever. Bulls coach Tim Floyd seemed to know as much before Friday night's 105-71 loss to Sacramento at Arco Arena when he expressed concern about the outcome. Peja Stojakovic led the Kings with 21 points while Ron Mercer scored 14 for the Bulls. A 17-point first-half deficit did nothing to alter his concern. And apparently Floyd had seen enough. Angered by two no-calls on...

He's an enigma wrapped in a riddle that leads to a conundrum. "Is there more I can do?" Chris Webber asked. "Yes. Every criticism has some truth. But if people expect me to come out and demand the ball and post up every time down the floor so that I can score 40 points, I'm not going to do it. I'm our playmaker, that is my role." Webber is the Sacramento Kings' leading scorer and...

The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: updates with confirmation of Kings-Rockets trade, adds quotes, more details Rockets acquire Robinson from Kings Thomas Robinson is on the move after less than one season in Sacramento. The 21-year-old forward, who was the fifth overall selection in the 2012 draft, is headed to the Houston Rockets. Houston also picked up forwards Francisco Garcia and Tyler Honeycutt plus a second-round pick from Sacramento. In return, the Kings acquired...